Montco senior found with prostitute under bed at assisted living home, loses subsidy

Margaret GibbonsOf Calkins Media

What got Montco senior booted from assisted living home? It involves a prostitute

A man living in a Montgomery County assisted-living facility has lost his housing subsidy after officials say he paid prostitutes using profits earned from peddling alcohol to fellow residents.

The man, who is believed to be in his 70s, was bounced from the facility after a prostitute was found under his bed, said county Chief Financial Officer Uri Z. Monson.

The man, a "more-mobile gentleman" at the complex where he was living, would go out on "booze runs" for his fellow residents, bringing back the liquor and selling it at a profit, said Monson.

But that was not what landed him in hot water, according to Monson.

"He was using his profits for prostitutes and one was found hiding under his bed," deadpanned Monson, offering no further information.

The incident was shared after the county commissioners Thursday signed off on one-year contract extensions at three senior facilities to house former residents from the now-defunct county assisted living facility. The cost of the contracts totals $568,870.